Curve articles from December 2001

Curve archives from December 2001

Women and Peace. (Frankly Speaking).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... On the morning of September 11, I was sleeping soundly when the phone rang - nine times. My friend, working only minutes away from the Pentagon, was trying to jar me out of bed. At 6:05 a.m., I realized that it must be really important and I...

Letters.
December 1, 2001... Happy for ellen Thanks so much for the article on Ellen (Vol. 11, #6). Her photo on the cover was the reason I bought the magazine. At the beginning of my first and only lesbian relationship, my friend tried to convince me this sort of...

Teach them well. (Out In Front).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... When Dr. Virginia Uribe was a counselor and teacher at Fairfax High School in Los Angles, she watched a young boy be beaten down by homosexual taunting and violent threats. They boy had already been transferred from school three time, trying to...

Ask Fairy Butch. (Curvatures).
December 1, 2001... Dear Fairy Butch: Please help me. Why is it that a nonhandicapped person can't accept a handicapped person as a lover? We have the same needs and desires as they do. I have placed ads and I do get responses, but as soon as I explain why I am in...

The Numbers Are In. (Curvatures).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... FROM THE NORTH WOODS OF MAINE TO DEEP IN THE heart of Texas, same-sex domestic partners inhabit nearly every county in the United States, according to 2000 census figures released earlier this year. In one of the most comprehensive counts...

Hey! baby. (Curvatures).
December 1, 2001... What is a slam? How did you first get into slam poetry? A slam is like a battle with words. It's a competition for performance poetry. People who sign up to compete are allotted a certain amount of time to present as much material as they can....

Out on the Web. (Curvatures).
December 1, 2001... WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME you handled yourself for pleasure? I bet not that long ago, right? I bet it was just last night. Well, isn't it funny that women will pleasure themselves -- some on a very regular basis -- but that there are even more...

Survey says. (Curvatures).
December 1, 2001... * 63 percent of high-school seniors say they would feel comfortable in a class taught by a gay teacher * 31 percent would feel comfortable at a party where both gay and straight couples were present * Two-thirds favor legal recognition...

Love Through the Signs. (Horoscopes).
December 1, 2001... THIS DECEMBER? You've gotta move, child -- dance, ski, snowboard and get outta town. Vixen Venus is lip-locked with gypsy girl Sagittarius through Christmas. The greater the adventure, the hotter the passion. Sagittarius learns by doing. Why...

Criminal Chicks. (Sapphic Screen).
December 1, 2001... SOMETIMES THE FELONIOUS intent rests squarely in the hands of women. Ah, sweet December. Jingle bells, hay rides, and 4,000 re-airings of It's a Wonderful Life. If that sounds as unexciting to you as it does to me, play Grinch this year...

Why I hate paradise: GETTING SWEPT AWAY BY THE BEAUTY OF SARASOTA, FLORDIA.
December 1, 2001... Acres of white, sandy beach curve into the distance, strewn with shells, lapped by warm water. Russet-colored sunshine sparkles a Hallmark path to the setting sun. I have been dreading the trip to Paradise for some time. Much as I love...

Stavina power: ONE BINATIONAL COUPLE IS TAKING ON CONGRESS AND THE INS TO CHALLENGE IMMIGRATION LAW.
December 1, 2001... Their first date lasted a full 12 hours. "She e-mailed me on a Tuesday, and we set up a coffee date for the following weekend," recalls Leslie Bulbuk of the early days with Marta Donayre, her partner of a year and a half. "Coffee turned...

happier hd days: IF YOUR HO-HO HAS BECOME HO-HUM, TRY SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR - WITH A LITTLE IMAGINATION, YOU CAN ALWAYS REINVENT A REASON FOR THE SEASON.
December 1, 2001... #1 MAKE IT LAST A LITTLE LONGER My partner and I have been together for, like, 21 years.... Holidays were often kind of problematic early on in our relationship because we would try and spend time with our families of origin and we...

Of our own: THE HEAT IS ON FOR WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING FOOTBALL TO THE PRO LEVEL. AN OVERVIEW FROM PLAYERS IN THE LEAD.
December 1, 2001... Compared with soccer star Brandi Chastain's shirt-tossing victory dance or the soap-operatic antics of women's tennis, the girls of the gridiron tend to lie low in the world of women's sports. In fact, news from the women's football front has...

Rumors from the lesbian nation. (lesbofile).
December 1, 2001... I RECENTLY GOT TOGETHER with my witchy wiccan sisters, burned some incense, did a guided meditation, drank some tea to read the leaves, peered into a crystal ball, and then consulted a spirit guide channeling through the static on television...

Holiday contenders. (in the stacks).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... THINK ABOUT YOUR VAGINA. THINK about how nice it feels when you're aroused. Or, how annoying it can be when your vagina is itchy or irritated. Now imagine how it would feel if your vagina hurt -- a lot. All the time. And no one, not even a host...

Cynthia rich. (Q & A).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... AS BABY BOOMERS BEGIN to enter old age, Cynthia Rich wants to propose some recommended reading for the women in their ranks. In 1983, Rich and her partner of 26 years, Barbara McDonald, tackled the issues of old lesbians in the book Look Me in...

Catching flies with honey. (dyke drama).
December 1, 2001... "WHY DON'T YOU JUST SHUT UP and let me drive?" "If you could drive, then I might be able to shut up." No, that was not a clip from a surveillance video of a liquor-store robbery. It was just a snippet of conversation between two...

Mixed tapes. (music watch).(Review)
December 1, 2001... The Moto-litas For the Greater Good Daemon Records Though they reside in Atlanta, the Motolitas are nothing like Southern. This is trashy, standard four-player rock bang (uh, band). That's two on guitar, one on bass and...

Gwen avery. (Q & A).(Brief Article)(Interview)
December 1, 2001... RARELY HAS THE PHRASE "LONG-AWAITED" more accurately described an album. Forget a few years between studio sessions -- fans of blues musician Gwen Avery waited nearly 30 years for her first recording. After a career as a live performer, the...

The Meaning of Joy. (brownworth).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... I ADMIT IT. EVERY YEAR at the holidays, I use this column as a veritable bully pulpit. I exhort my readers to spend less on those who have and more on those who have not. I prod you to visit the sick, give to the homeless, volunteer time and,...